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Re: Question of the day

Lloyd Dobbler — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:55:15 -0000

But politicians should be: Lincoln, Adlai and Paul Simon.

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Lloyd Dobbler — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:53:59 -0000

In the tradition of Illinois... the money rights should be sold to the highest bidder!

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Papa Legba — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:32:03 -0000

Great question. I'm not sure who or what we would put on the money, but I'm sure all currency will get one change. Instead of "In God we trust" it will be made to read "In Rod we trust."

It will only be usable in Illnois by the way. To help balance the budget.

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Walking Wounded — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:14:47 -0000

Why not a tribute to some of our homegrown comedians-Jack Benny, Sam Kinnison, Richard Pryor. And don't forget as the State slogan
"Pay to Play".

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anon — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:45:39 -0000

tim johnson !!!! on a 5 or a 10

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The Broken Heart of Rogers Par — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:46:29 -0000

The John Stroger $30,000,000 bill

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Establishment Republican — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:30:13 -0000

How about former State Rep. Penny Pullen on the penny?

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cermak_rd — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:10:09 -0000

Anton Cermak, Edward Coles, Amos Throop, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, the Great Migration. I'd also agree on the Haymarket martyrs.

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Yellow Dog Democrat — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:03:59 -0000

$100 - Abe Lincoln (Illinois' best-known trial lawyer)
$50 - Frank Lloyd Wright (America's greatest architect)
$20 - Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (founder of America's greatest city)
$10 - Mother Jones (the heart of the Labor movement)
$5 - The Blues Brothers
$1 - Wild Bill Hickok (Dollar Bill, get it?)
$1 coin - Rachel Welch (So long, Susan B., Hello!)
.50 - Kanye West ( in your face, 50 cent)
.25 - Enrico Fermi
.10 - Ernest Hemmingway
.05 - Chief Black Hawk
.01 - eliminate it.

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Tweed — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:45:20 -0000

I guess Lincoln is either too obvious, not funny, or disqualified because he's already on the $5 and the penny.

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scoot — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:44:06 -0000

Jim Thompson or Jim Edgar

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Establishment Republican — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:42:16 -0000

Lincoln, Reagan, U.S. Grant, Hastert, Dirksen, Kustra, Cheryl Axley, Dick Kay Snodgrass, Lee Arthur Smith, Ryne Sandberg, Reagan again, and a special coin to commemorate all the BullsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ titles in the Ã¢â‚¬Ëœ90s.

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SenorAnon. — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:27:04 -0000

Hey Statehouse Reporter...Mike Royko contacted me from beyond the grave. He's insisted you change your handle to Statehouse Plagarizer.

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Carl Nyberg — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:59:45 -0000

DuSable, Mother Jones, Haymarket Martyrs...

Prairie Style architecture, Chicago Fire,

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first time poster — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:48:36 -0000

Paul Simon
Dirksen
Daley Sr.
Lincoln
Ronald Reagan
Hugh Hefner

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YNM — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:20:23 -0000

wumpus ... instead, let's make the quarter worth 27 cents and then put keyes on it.

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ken dunkin — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:04:21 -0000

ken dunkin

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Scott Cisek — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:59:43 -0000

I am surprised that nobody suggested one of my heros: A. E. Stevenson.

http://www.spartacus.school...

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Coloradem — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:53:50 -0000

Sen. Paul Simon should absoluteley be among the first honored.

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Irving Park Plaza — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:37:42 -0000

Who needs coins and currency? Illinois could just issue an I-Pass for everyone with a picture of Blago on the front and "Testicular Verility" etched on the back.

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Anonymous — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:35:16 -0000

Aren't we missing the obvious here? John Boyle gets dibs on the quarter.

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VanillaMan — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:53:32 -0000

There are so many! So first, lets drop the idea that they have to be elected officals. These people are WAY over exposed, and Illinois is so much more than the bums we elect.

We can select famous businesspeople
John Johnson - Johnson Publishing
John Deere
Montgomery Ward
Philip Armour
Marshall Field
Richard Sears
Oprah Winfrey
Cyrus McCormick

Great Athletes...
Walter Payton
Ernie Banks
Michael Jordon

Great Musicians - Illinois knows Jazz!
Benny Goodman
Miles Davis

Great Social Leaders...
Mother Cabrini
Mortimer Adler
Jane Addams
Joseph Smith Jr.
Dwight Moody

Before the Euro, Germany had artists on the Mark. It was such a nice change from the normal group of elected egomaniacs. Illinois is rich in it's history, we don't need politicians on our money.

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felix — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:51:48 -0000

I agree with Outraged but I'd go further - Paul Powell on the $20, Bill Scott (the resigned Lt. Governor, Otto Kerner, Dan Walker. Let's not forget our great heritage.

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anon — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:49:45 -0000

The picture is irrelevent.
The logo would be: In Madigan we trust.

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Statehouse reporter — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:19:02 -0000

Instead of E Pluribus Unum, which means "Out of many one," how about Ubi est mea, which means "Where's mine?"